Have you all received the wildfire national alert from UKG?

[Arlanymor]

I was quite impressed that mine came through in Welsh and then five minutes later in English. We've had lots of wildfires (although some that didn't start in the wild and were set by children which is really awful) so I think something like this is really sensible in terms of making people consider more carefully their actions. Also might make people flouting water restrictions to 'keep their gardens nice' think twice as well - that water might really be needed for something, it's not an infinite resource. I did... for one second... get a Covid flashback though!

No. According to the many posts already you are the only one.

I had it at 19:02.

I did, frightened the bloody life out of me! 😂I didn't actually get to read it all but got the gist of it.

I got the alert.

Got it 👍🏻

I didn't because I switched them off. The horrible blaring noise stresses me out so much I can't even read what's on screen I just have to get the noise to stop. If it came through while I was driving I would probably crash. They are a menace and whenever they have been used it has been to just repeat something that has already been on the news.

We got it, made me jump as I was listening to music

Yep!

I got it. And DH didn’t, but he did about 10 minutes later. I was grateful that he did because I’d deleted mine before reading it to stop it making a noise. And then when I went online to read it it was only in Welsh.

Yes. In the urban sprawl that is thr Leeds suburbs so as far as I know no immediate danger. I forgot they are a thing and was in the middle of a whatsap conversation for a work thing, so just acknowledged it and had to go back and see what it was about.

Mine just buzzes, quite insistent but not horrible. I was glad they sent it out, the smell of smoke from 30 miles away this morning (wales) was awful. I really hope people are a little more careful after receiving it.

Lots of people don’t listen to, read or watch the news, they do have phones. 20 houses at least have been utterly destroyed because of stupid people. A few moments of a distressing noise is nothing to watching everything you own in the world destroyed. Having nothing but the clothes you are stood up in.

Yep I got it too , I am on a bus , the driver pulled over quickly ( safely) because he thought it was a fault / warning alam due it been so loud because the bus is full , lots of alarms going off

I had nothing. My phone does not get them (didn't for the test one a while back either).

Just to add, I think they have value. Even if my immediate area is not at threat, people (and as importantly wildlife and countryside) have been at threat of wildfires and will continue to be due to weather changes. There is a whole mindset that needs to change within the UK (see the thread about disposable bbqs recently).

Not sure why you’d get Covid flash backs, the emergency alert system was introduced much later than Covid happened, it’s relatively recent.

Exactly. I’m not far away from the Dunwich wildfire that we had recently.
Last night someone near me had fireworks. There was much about it on local social media, but some people couldn’t see the problem. People need telling.

I didn't but my husband did. I've never got any of them and he always has. Are they rationed? We live in Cumbria; it was in Welsh.

An entire bus load of people got it at the same time.

It disappeared when I swiped to open my phone

Couldn't read it and can't find it in messages or emails

Yes I almost crashed my car. It really didn’t need an alarm

Mine came in English and Welsh too, I’m in England but can see wales

Yes, the alarm was very alarming. Message was fine and sensible though maybe a bit late in sending it out.

many people, especially younger people, no longer watch or listen to the news. This is why the mobile alert system is necessary. No longer can you have a “We interrupt this programme for an important message…” and expect the majority of the population to actually receive it.

Here is a screen-grab for those who didn’t see it

No I didn’t get it. Not that I needed it as there has been one near us this evening.

But odd some didn’t receive it.